Funnel for use in canning fruit



(No Model.)

Funnel for use in Canning Fruit, 8w. No, 238,774. Patented March15,1881.

NITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

JOSEPH A. FLETCHER, OF EYOTA, MINNESOTA.

FUNNEL FOR USE IN CANNING FRUIT, 86C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of- Letters Patent No. 238,774, dated March15, 1881.

Application filed June 15, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. FLETCHER,

. of Eyota, in the county of Olmstead and State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain Improvements in Funnels for Use in Canning Fruit, &c.,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to funnels more especially intended for use infilling fruit cans and jars; and it consists, first, in providing saidfunnel with a lateral extension to arrest the drip from the ladle ordipping-instrument; and, second, in inclining said extension so that thedrip shall be caused to flow therefrom into the vessel.

When filling jars or cans in the ordinary manner, the drippings from theladle fall between the kettle and the jar and upon the outside of thelatter, and are a source of great annoyance and considerable waste. Whenmy device is used the waste is prevented, the material returned to thekettle, and the jar left in a clean, unsoiled condition.

The form of my funnel may be modified and its construction changed asdesired,'provided the arresting-surface is retained; but the form shownin the drawings is preferred.

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective View of my device; Fig. 2, asectional view, illustrating the use of the device in connection with akettle and jar.

The device consists of a tapering or funnelshaped body, A, the top ofwhich is out off in an inclined or sloping direction, and provided withthe inclined surface B, extended downward a greater or less distance toone side of the body, as represented. The top of the funnel opensthrough and is firmly and closely soldered to the part B, whichconsists, prefering the side of the kettle, as represented. The

material is dipped from the kettle in a ladle or its equivalent andpoured into the funnel, whence it passes into the jar. The drippings,falling upon the inclined surface B, descend thereon and fall back intothe kettle.

The inclination of the top or mouth of the funnel admits of the materialbeing poured rapidly and freely therein without danger of 5 5 passingover the upper edge. It is, however, apparent that the extension B,instead of being inclined, may be made to extend horizontally, and thatwhen so made it will arrest the drip, as before; and it is also apparentthat, by slightly inclining the entire device when thus constructed, thereturn of the drippings to the vessel or their delivery into the jar orcan may be secured. I do not therefore limit myself to the inclinedextension; but,

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. A funnel provided onone side with an outward extension from its top to arrest the drippingsfrom a ladle or dipper.

2. The herein-described funnel, having the inclined extended surface Bat its top.

JOSEPH A. FLETCHER.

Witnesses:

P. T. DODGE, WILLIAM W. DODGE.

